CHAPTER EIGHT

Edward:

I look at her. I take in her long hair and her figure. I can't deny that she has a good body. She's dressed up and is accentuating her curves and long legs with a pair of fuck me heels and an extremely short dress. Her breasts are squished and pushed up in the tight red dress; a cleavage that a man would drool over. I bite back a shudder and wink at her when she catches me checking her out. I add a smouldering gaze and a sexy smirk before her eyes narrow at me and she looks away.

I release my breath slowly. I want to slink into Bella's arms and have her hold me, but I know I can't do such a thing. Bella's hand covers her face as she tries to contain her smile and giggles. I narrow my eyes at her, trying to tell her to stop, because her giggles are going straight to my dick.

She nods, and breathes slowly, and just like that her giggles are gone. I cross my arms and wait for Alice and Jasper to come downstairs. It's their bachelor and bachelorette night tonight. Bella and I had spent yesterday hammering out the details so this night would be classy for Alice and Jasper.

We had driven down to Seattle during the day and I had booked a hotel for the six of us. Bella made arrangements for dinner and the boys' celebrations while I had paid for a stretch limo and the girls' activities. I'd arranged for the women to go to a club, the part which I would be involved in and then they would be going to a male strip club.

It made me feel a little awkward to know that Little Alice would be gawking at slippery, naked men, but then I realised that I would not have to be there for that part and Bella was practically bouncing in her seat when I'd asked her if she thought Alice would want that.

"Yes!" she squealed, "take her there, pretty please."

I had also learnt that Bella was a master of the puppy dog eyes.

Tonight is the only event for which Alice had completely released the reins. Her only restriction was that Jasper not be taken to a brothel. Bella said that she didn't want to think about her brother in that sort of environment.

The six of us are to dine in the restaurant that the hotel had, and then the woman and I would stretch limo it to a club, while the men would make their own way to wherever they were going. The friends of each party are to meet in the first location. I will then spend two hours with the ladies before taking the limo to the bachelor party with the guys, and send Bella back to the ladies.

Bella promised me a little nookie in the limo before she returns too.

I had asked how the men were to get back to the hotel tonight, but Bella told me not to worry about that as she has 'plans' and they will 'see when it happens'.

Everything is going off without a hitch. Even the plans Bella and I made for me to hit on Rosalie.

Bella, Emmett, Rosalie and I are waiting in the lobby. We've five minutes until our reservation and are waiting on Jasper and Alice.

Rose glances at her watch and huffs. "What could they possibly be doing?"

Emmett and Bella hold in their laughter at 'what they could possibly be doing' and I cringe. I see Rosalie roll her eyes at the children and then tentatively, yet regretfully, she sits down next to me in the only available seat. She had complained for five minutes about not sitting down because she didn't want to ruin her outfit. How sitting does that I'll never know.

Emmett is watching Rosalie, while Bella is watching me, because she knows this is a perfect moment to continue with the plan.

Rosalie shoots Emmett a small smile and a weird glance towards me. I'm watching Emmett. I know that there is something between him and Rosalie. I don't know how safe it is for me to hit on her in front of him. I look to Bella and I can see her urging me on with her eyes.

Emmett pulls out his phone and starts fiddling with it. I know that all silent communication between his 'girlfriend that's not his girlfriend' has ended. I lean back on the couch and pretend to be relaxed. Rosalie is brushing invisible lint off her red dress, while Bella is watching us intently but trying to be discreet about it.

I can't handle the pressure from Bella and the awkward feeling I'm getting from Rosalie any longer so I make the move.

I pretend to yawn and stretch both my arms up in the air above my head. As I finish my stretch my right arm comes to rest on the back of the couch right behind Rosalie's shoulders. I see her stiffen and slowly turn her head to look at me. I wink at her and say, "Hi."

She narrows her eyes at me yet again and begins to say, "Edward, what do-," but she is cut off by Alice's loud entrance.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry," Alice gushes. We all quickly jump up and wave off the apology. I know we still have plenty of time to be seated before our booking time even arrives.

We head to the restaurant. Rosalie quickly moves to lead and Emmett follows. Alice and Jasper keep pace with them while I hang back and wait for Bella, who had started to tighten her shoe when Alice arrived.

She stops fiddling and looks up at me. "The move, Edward?" she whispers with a giggle.

"It was all I could think of, ok?" I tell her, "I've never hit on a girl that I wasn't interested in before and especially not one that I know isn't interested in me," I smirk at her.

She rolls her eyes. "Yes, because every girl that you hit on is interested in you." She holds her hand out and I pull her up off the couch. I wink at her and she pushes my shoulder in disgust.

"Of course they are," she scoffs and we rush to catch up to the gang for dinner.

Dinner is fun and light. I sit between Bella and Rosalie. I sneak 'accidental' arm, and knee, brushes and play footsies with Bella, while I intentionally graze my knuckles along Rosalie's forearm as she reaches for the bread, and the salt, and her knife.

I must admit I started to sweat as I heard her breathe out through her nose heavily when I knocked her knife out of her path. She gripped it so tightly I thought she was going to plunge it into me.

We finish dinner and I think all of us are a little bit tipsy. Rosalie is extremely frustrated with me and Alice has started to notice. Alice and Jasper say goodbye to each other and I have to look away.

Ew.

I notice that Rosalie and Emmett hug before she gets into the limo. I look over at Bella and wish I could at least tell her how hot she looks tonight. She is wearing a tight strapless dress. It is white, but the top half is covered with black lace while the bottom half falls in layers. Her chest is pushed up in a tantalising way and the dress falls just above her knees, making her legs look miles long. I smirk at her and I cannot wait until I meet her in the cab tonight.

I get into the limo with the girls and Bella gets into Emmett's Jeep with the guys. Emmett has not started drinking yet. Alice is positively giddy because she is riding in the limo. She's drinking champagne like it's water. I have a glass of the expensive bubbly too. Rosalie is fiddling with the sunroof. I can see that she's contemplating sticking her head out like you see in movies. The roof is open but she is still in her seat.

I tug her hand awkwardly but she gets the hint and sticks her head out of the roof. I squish myself up there too and I watch as her face quickly changes from ecstasy to annoyance as I squeeze in next to her.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Cullen?" she yells.

I feel tugging on my pant leg. I wink at her and duck out of the roof. Alice climbs up and she and Rosalie stay up there until we are at the club. We exit the limo and there is a group of women who squeal as Alice climbs out. I feel kind of uncomfortable being the only man amongst a bunch of women.

I recognise only one and with a smile I move to reconnect with her. "Tanya?" I ask. She turns quickly, her straight, strawberry blonde hair flips around.

"Edward!" She launches herself into my arms. "How are you?" she asks into my ear.

"I'm well, how are you?" I pull back so I can look at her.

"Great! Excited for the wedding. Kate couldn't make it," she adds when she notices my wandering eyes. "She'll be there for the wedding, though."

I nod and let her be taken by Alice.

"I'm going to go get everyone drinks," I say to Alice. She hands me a list and I kiss Tanya on the cheek. She winks at me like usual and I slip away to the bar.

I ask a waiter to get together the round of ordered drinks. He helps me carry them back and we hardly place them upon the table before they are snatched up. The females are all talking and giggling, gossiping like schoolgirls. The waiter gives me a sarcastic 'good luck' smile before he leaves.

I sit and try to look interested in the conversations that are flying around but I think it is physically impossible. Then I notice that there is someone missing from the gaggle.

It's Rosalie. I see her on the dance floor and it almost looks like there is a circle around her because people are afraid to be near her. My pocket buzzes. It's Bella reminding me to stick to the plan and to not pussy out. I roll my eyes. She is actually encouraging me to hit on Rosalie.

I go down to the dance floor. I stand inside the weird circle and watch Rosalie dance. Her back is to me so she can't see as she grinds on air.

I don't want to do it! I want to whine like a small child. I want to stomp and cry and throw my body on the ground and thrash around until someone tells me I don't have to do it. Instead I receive the opposite treatment: another text. It's from Bella of course, telling me to quit stalling and do it already. I want to question her and ask if she is watching me but I know she isn't and she is just imagining what I am doing in this type of situation.

I sigh and tug on my hair and slowly walk up behind Rosalie. I grab her hips and pull her into me. I leave a gap though. I don't want to grind on her. I control the way she moves her hips and remember when Bella and I did this and how fucking amazing it was. Rosalie puts up with it too long for my liking and that's saying something, considering that it only takes her seconds to stop dancing and turn around. The look in her eye says that she wants to deck the asshole who is messing with her.

Unlucky for me that asshole is me.

"Fucking again, Cullen. What are you doing?" She looks me in the eyes and dares me to answer. She yells over the music, "I thought you were going to sink your teeth into Bella, not me!"

I freeze and drop my hands from her hips. How does she know? How does she fucking know? My hand finds my hair and I tug. Shit!

"What do you mean?" I almost stutter.

She rolls her eyes, "You look at Bella like she is something to eat. I would just assume that you were going to try to fuck her or something."

I almost fall to the ground with relief. She doesn't know that we actually are sleeping together. "Um, yeah, well," I trip over my words and run my hand through my hair.

She starts to laugh. "Oh boy Cullen, calm down. I won't tell her that you like her. I'll let you stumble through that field yourself, I'm not that friendly." I don't know if she keeps talking because I'm still stuck on these words: you like her.

I like her? Do I? Really?

I test out the words. I like Bella. I like her. I have a thing for Bella Swan. I kind of like that last one. I start to worry less.

"Edward, you have to stop hitting on me." Rosalie deadpans and my attention snaps to her again.

"But I was using you so Bella wouldn't know," I cover.

She glares and flicks me in the forehead with her fingers, "Thanks Edward," she waves away my attempt to correct myself, "but seriously you've got to stop."

"Because of Emmett?" I ask thinking that this would be the case. She winces and I can truly see that she doesn't think that Emmett would really be that much of a problem.

"Then why?" I ask.

Bella:

I'm at a flashy pub. The guys are doing whatever they do when they're at a bar. The single ones are hitting on slutty barflies and the taken ones are engaged in a game of pool. I'm sitting on a stool watching the game. There are too many single guys here for me to play pool in this dress. My cleavage is too low and pronounced to display over the green felt and this dress is so tight I don't want to rip it while I bend in half.

I can see that Jasper is having a good time. I know that he hasn't seen some of these guys since college. Emmett keeps telling me I'll have a better time if I pick up a pool cue. I've got a drink and my brother is happy, so I'm perfectly happy.

Plus I'm grinning about the plans for later tonight. Alice declared no strip clubs for Jasper, but what type of bachelor party would this be if I didn't organise for the men to go to a strip club? I told Alice this and we've come up with a plan for everyone to be happy.

While Edward thinks he's sending all the women to an all man strip club he is not. Women do perform where he is sending everyone. Strange women dancing all over Jasper is what Alice has an issue with, but Alice doesn't have a problem with herself dancing all over him.

So while the guys will be taken to a strip club Jasper won't be in the crowd. I booked a private room for him and Alice so they can do things that I never want to know about.

Edward texts me: I'm coming now.

I laugh at the innuendo and respond with: You didn't wait for me?

I look at the time and realise that he wasn't with the women for all that long. Maybe the oestrogen got to him. I just hope he did as he was supposeed to and hit on Rose. I admit that I didn't like the plan at first, but now I was excited for it. When planning yesterday I gave Edward lots of hints and tips on where and how he could touch Rose. I knew that she wouldn't like it regardless, but it was still fun.

I find Jasper and hug him. "Have a great night," I say in his ear.

"Thanks a lot, Bells."

I pull back and place my hands on his shoulders. "A limo is going to pull up around midnight. Get in it and don't question the destination," I tell him mystically.

He questions me by raising both his eyebrows. I just smile and he kisses me on the cheek. "Bye Emmett!" I yell and head outside. I see the stretch down the street and hurry towards it. Edward is waiting by it and walks towards me like he can feel my anxiety as I walk past a bunch of drunken men outside the pub.

He meets me half way and wraps me in his arms while we walk back to the cab.

"You're early," I tell him.

He just shrugs. "Too many crazy women and I can't hit on Rosalie anymore."

I pause as he opens the car door, "what do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, she called me out on it but she also gave other reasons." Before I can ask he adds, "Reasons which I cannot tell you." He grins and lightly pushes me into the car.

"I will find out," I warn him.

"I'm sure you will, but it is something Rosalie will have to tell you." He climbs into the limo and attaches himself to my lips. The door closes behind him.

I kiss him back. The car starts to move and I break away. "Where are we going?" I ask.

"I asked the driver to circle the block until we asked him to stop." He leans into kiss me again but paranoia gets to me.

"Can he hear us?"

"Probably, but the screen is up so at least he can't see us." His answer doesn't really help my confidence but I attach my lips to his and hitch my dress up so I can straddle him.

I pull back and unbuckle his pants. He is ready so he rolls a condom upon himself. "Let's be quick and quiet, ok?" I ask Edward.

I know the driver knows what we're doing and it kills my buzz slightly. Though having sex in sort of a public place drives me forward. My need for Edward seems to be insatiable, so when he thrusts upwards I welcome him home.

"Have I told you how fucking hot you look tonight, wet girl?" Edward grunts.

I rock back and forth, "Oh! Uh, no?"

His lips are at my neck, sucking. "You're so goddamn perfect," he tells me.

Our movements are fast and hard. I know we are quick. I can tell from the slight movements of the car as it rounds the corners. We've probably only gone around this large block two and a half times.

I collapse onto Edward as I climax. We pant together before I climb off of him and lie on the leather. I can hear him cleaning himself up before moving to tap on the privacy screen. It must be the cue to take him back to the bar.

I peel my sticky skin off the leather and sit next to Edward. I'm smiling a 'I just got laid' kind of smile and Edward matches. I fan myself with my purse then fix my hair and make-up.

"How do I look?" Edward asks as we pull up at the curb.

"Fucked," I tell him truthfully. His hair is messed beyond normal from my hands. Funny, I don't even remember running them through his bronze mop. I straighten his tie and double check that he's put himself back in his pants and zipped them up. "You're good to go."

"Alright. Bye, beautiful." He winks and climbs out of the limo. The door closes and the car takes off again, bringing me to the club in which the women are in.

I roll down the privacy screen. "I'll be back in two minutes."

The driver nods and doesn't even blink about the fact that Edward and I got our freak on in his backseat. I climb out and head in to get the party as I have no idea what state Alice will be in and I know she wouldn't hear her phone.

I find Rose first. She is nursing some sort of drink, but still looks sober.

"She's not dancing on tables yet, but I think she's close," she answers when I ask how Alice is. She leads me to Alice and everyone else. I am drunkenly introduced to the women I didn't know and I tell them that we must be on our way. They follow single file out of the club. I'm holding Alice's hand and Rose is ushering from behind.

I perform a head count as they fall into the limo. I get in after Rose and the driver takes us to our next location. There are a few who aren't completely off their faces. I catch up with Angela who isn't a big drinker and I meet a beautiful woman named Tanya who is slightly tipsy, but you wouldn't have known if she hadn't whispered it like it was a menacing secret.

The limo pulls up outside the strip club and everyone gets out. I chat with the driver and he hands me a card telling me to ring him when he is needed later on tonight. I know for now though he is going to collect the men.

Alice is bouncing, "Bella, Bella, Bella, you are so smart, this is an excellent idea!" She squeals and then adds in a pensive voice, "Though I wonder if it's weird that you are doing this for your brother."

I roll my eyes. I had the same thought as well. "Alice, I'm doing this for you," I tell her. It is the only justifiable reason I could give myself without being irked by the idea.

"Thank you," she tells me and the moment is serious before she squeals again, "Ok, let's do this before I lose my nerve."

We enter and I speak with the owner. The place is clean and well respected: I had Edward check this out thoroughly. Miss Vicky leads Alice, Rose and I through to the back rooms. Everyone else stays out and catches a show: they would see Alice one last time before she has her way with Jasper.

We are taken through to the dressing rooms where Alice picks a black and white striped corset. Red satin covers her breasts and pushes them up so they are extra perky. She adds black frilly underwear, with a red bow in the middle, and black thigh high stockings complete the outfit. She dons her sky high black heels too.

"How do I look?" she asks nervously.

"I would do you," I tell her.

"You've given me a lady boner," Rose says somehow as her jaw sits comfortably in her lap. I giggle at Rose and we all look over to Miss Vicky who is tapping her chin in thought.

She turns and digs before emerging triumphantly with a small black top hat with a red ribbon around the base. She fastens the small hat to Alice's hair with pins and then says, "Fabulous, you're ready."

Alice jumps and claps her hands in excitement.

I sneak out and back into the crowd. I usher the girls through and so they can see Alice. I see out of the corner of my eye the men enter with confused looks on their faces. I tell Miss Vicky and she takes over.

Everyone tells Alice how fucking amazing she looks. Lewd comments are thrown at her and I tune them out. They're talking about my brother. Eventually everyone is forced out. Cat calls echo the hallway and we women take a seat slyly behind the men so we can watch the main event.

Two of Miss Vicky's showgirls exit with large white feathers covering Alice from view. You know she is there and you can see partly what she is wearing, but you cannot tell it's her. The showgirls dance seductively around the men and then trap Jasper so he is on his own. I can see him getting antsy and uncomfortable. I know he loves Alice and is faithful to her and therefore does not want a naked woman dancing all over him.

The showgirls still conceal Alice's identity but we can see Alice straddle Jasper's waist and whisper in his ear. The two of him get up and Alice leads him through to the private rooms, the showgirls still dancing around Alice.

Edward is the first to rise from his seat, tugging on his hair he tries to get to the showgirls. "What are you doing?" I can hear his stress and fear for Jasper.

Some of Jasper's mates are cheering him on, others are distracted by the practically naked ladies on the stage, some are just plain confused and Emmett is moving towards Edward.

"I think it's time to step in," Rose says to me.

I jump up from my chair and make my way over to Edward.

"Edward!" I call. He is still fretting. His poor hair is being abused by is long fingers.

He hears me call him and turns around, "Bella, did you just see that? Alice is going to kill me. Jasper said to go with the limo. We're not supposed to be in a strip club," the words spew out very quickly so I grab his forearms and bring them down from his hair.

"Calm down, Edward."

"Alice is going to kill me."

I giggle and it preoccupies me for a bit. Edward's stuck between anger and confusion. "Alice won't be mad, babe." He tries to interrupt but gets nowhere as I say, "that was Alice."

It takes him a while to understand. "Oh," is all he says. He ponders this. "So, she's not going to be mad... because she is the one stripping?" he says this slowly.

"Don't you worry your pretty little head." I have a strong urge to kiss him but hold myself together. I think it's the confusion on his face which makes him look so young.

We don't stay much longer. We say goodbye to the parties, some leave with us and some stay. Emmet and Rose climb into the limo with Edward and I. The limo will pick Alice and Jasper up later, when they're -I shiver- done.

Rose is snuggling into Emmett without second-guessing it. He is stroking her back lovingly. I watch them and I feel a hint of jealousy. I peak under my eyelashes at Edward. I am surprised to find that he is watching me. I blush because of the intensity.

The limo pulls up at the hotel and we all get out. I notice Edward subtly slip the driver a very large tip.

"You're a beautiful man, Edward." I tell him. He looks at me and I can see his eyes questioning it. I reach up and kiss his lips very slowly. A kiss that is very similar to the one we had on the couch the other day. He kisses me back without worry or regret. Neither of us care that Emmett or Rose could be watching us.

We break apart and he takes my hand and leads us into the hotel. We meet Emmett and Rose at the elevator. I can tell by the way Rose is looking at me that she knows something is up. Her eyes find out joined hands. Edward and I release each other upon her look. I don't think Emmett notices a thing.

"Do you guys mind sharing a room tonight?" Rose asks me.

"It's fine," Edward answers for me.

Rose hands me the room key to the room which she and I were supposed to share. I enter and stand there looking at them. Edward enters moments later with his small suitcase.

"Two beds," he notes.

I look at him and I know we are both thinking the same thing.

Are we really going to sleep in separate beds?

So, do you think they will sleep together or alone? Review, please, reviewers will get teasers.

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